As a landowner in that situation, it is up to you to legally to enforce your rules . A written contract with your hunter is the best tool for reinforcement.

He only broke the landowners law. Not a state law.

Some landowners have backhoes!!!

What's disconcerting is that this question was ever asked.

If it wasn't in the fine print then yes all he could do is ask you to leave, but we all know that wouldn't be the case on most ranches. Just a regular ol lease then yes maybe they don't have all the proper documentation and all they could do is not renew your lease. In the 1st scenario are we talking HF, LF or BT?

Very interesting what if? Small claims court is the only thing I can think of. Me, I would lock the gate while he is still inside and call the Sheriff Dept. and have them come out and explain to me my options.

I would think a Game Warden would steer clear of a civil matter, if for nothing else just to keep himself out of a possible complaint.

A game warden has no legal authority to enforce anything other than state law. That said, he could very easily tell the l.o. of the rule infraction, but he cannot file charges for such an infraction.

This is exactly correct. In JCB's scenario, a GW has no say in the matter, unless it's in a one buck county. That's a civil case between land owner/hunter.

5 more days and hopefully we'll have better threads than this one

I don't know, you are in on it.

Kidnapper!!!!!!!!

Just doing what needs to be done.

Assuming no local/state/federal laws were broken. The only civil matter would be breach of contract. If the penalties are not clearly defined in a contract, the LO could sue in civil court for compensatory and punitive damages. The plaintiff (LO) would be subject to the burden of proof. They would have to prove the hunters agreed to certain limits and then exceeded those limits. He would also have to prove the value of the lost commodity. It would then be up to the jury to award an amount based on the evidence presented.

what if the judge hunts low fence and hates high fence and ruled in your favor

yep... breach of contract is civil... might he be tapped to make a statement if suit if filed. If he actually knows the land owner he might, but what are the odds...

Folks worry about some wild stuff.

Then the land owner is SOL. But if he judge is a HF owner then the hunter may get the book thrown at him.

You shoot a deer without landowners permission and you are poaching, period.

I may be wrong but poaching may not be the best word to use for what was done.

if you ever invited someone to your place to shoot does, pigs, or maybe even an "8 pointer", and they come back to camp with a 172" 4 year old deer that was strictly off limits, you'd be worried too.

U meens land owners have more power than state have learned some of the tricks land owners use. here, it been 1buck only county for years. tried geting a doe permit, was told not enough deer. last few years its legal to take 4 deer in this county. why it jumped ta 4 deer guess a bonus for knocking down the hog problems land owners complain about. i try keep open mind. if i'd killed 4legal deer & neighbor killed 4, & so on hmmmm a doe at best has triplets, far as i know, usualy twins, half may survive before hunting season. & i'm not gonna put down a hunter if he takes 4 deer, he pays for his hunting licence just like i did.

that's a high $$$$ rack their. does the bigger rack taste better for en than a 100" rack

There are civil laws and state felonies in place, the landowner has recourse.